Jewit Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Jewit Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jewit Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
England41:13,929,515290,718
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

Jewit (15) may also be a first name.

Jewit Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Jewit Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Jewit is borne by more people in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Jewit click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jewit? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,360,413th most widely held family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 56 percent of Jewit live; 56 percent live in Southeast Asia and 56 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Jewit is also the 2,900,335th most widespread first name throughout the world It is held by 15 people.

The last name Jewit is most prevalent in Malaysia, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 5,898,845. In Malaysia Jewit is primarily found in: Sabah, where 80 percent reside and Selangor, where 20 percent reside. Excluding Malaysia this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in England, where 44 percent reside.

Jewit Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Jewit has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jewitt913,630/
Jewith9118/
Jewwit914/
Jeweitt834/
Jhewitt831/
Jewitte830/
Sewit8051/
Jebit8042/
Jewet8021/
Jevit805/
Eweit802/
Ehwit801/
Ewoit800/
Yewit800/
Jewett7312,677/
Jesuit7360/
Jevitt7347/
Sewitt7343/
Yewitt7331/
Siewit7324/
Jewaid7313/
Jeweet7310/
Jeweth739/
Zewait734/
Jebait734/
Gewitt733/
Joiwit731/
Jaiwit731/
Eweith731/
Cewitt731/
Jeebit731/
Jeevit731/
Jewetz731/
Gewait731/
Ziewit731/
Jewets730/
Dziewit671,544/
Evit6750/
Jewette6740/
Jesuite6716/
Jesuits672/
Gewistz671/
Ewyt671/
Jewwett671/
Jesuitt671/
Jeszuit671/
Jeuwett671/
Hiewitt671/
Yeswoit671/
Siewiet671/
Jewetth670/
Jaywith670/
Jeweett670/
Seawitt670/
Seawith670/
Jaywitt670/

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Jewit Reference & Research

Jewett FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Jewit
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis